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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: Colesy on October 30, 2012, 04:59:10 PM
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Couple of tweets from the big man:
Matt Prior @MattPrior13
“@olliepope1015: @MattPrior13 what's your new sponsor?” Free agent at the minute so blank bats for this series. Will keep u all posted.
Matt Prior @MattPrior13
“@JordanOwen89: I wonder why @MattPrior13 was wk in SS gloves today” not with Slazenger anymore & someone is designing my own gloves for me
Who do we think he'll sign with? (I'm going GN) Big loss to Slazenger I think.
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I heard Vantage were designing some new WK gloves!
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Look forward to seeing those Affinity gloves on him in the India series...
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He will go kookaburra! I'd think
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GN must be after some more England coverage after AS retiring.
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(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02383/matt-prior_ap_2383031b.jpg)
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Yeah I noticed he was wearing SS gloves when I saw some pics on cricinfo earlier.
I heard Vantage were designing some new WK gloves!
haha, that would be nice to get a player like him on board!
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I'm going with kook! International keepers normally use kook...
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I reckon ss means fun :-)
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Kook could be in the market too as I believe wade rather than Haddin picked for aus.
Other possibles I suppose SS or Puma?
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Glad I got a reply from that tweet, I personally think he's going to use Puma or GN. Don't think I've ever got so many mentions off of a single tweet before though
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I would suspect either Kookaburra or Puma, but purely a guess!
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Somewhat surprising seeing as he was the main man using the retro range not too long ago as Paul will vouch for after his personal grip delivery service.
Do you think that Bairstow is taking priority for Slazenger now he's got his foot in the door for 1 day T20 formats?
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Gn could be a good shout, now Strauss has gone bit of money in the bank...
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Do you think that Bairstow is taking priority for Slazenger now he's got his foot in the door for 1 day T20 formats?
I think so, I saw something yesterday where he was getting some promo photos taken for Slaz in the retro range.
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Yeah they were up on FB last week with him, Morgan, bresnan and Anderson I think ???
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Shame about the black grips (as I was told he would be using them on the India tour), but selfishly, I'm more concerned about who will be using the V12 now. We have several on the way, and at that price, we could do with a big name player using them!
I hope he goes to GN as I agree about the comments on Strauss. I also feel they need an England player to use the Maverick, so that's where I'd put my money...
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Bairstow is V12
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Bairstow is V12
Interesting, I thought he was going to be V6 but I guess this has forced Slazenger's hand...
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Any chance spartan sports might go for him?
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Could Newbery afford to sponsor him? as they seem to have had no one major for a while?
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Thats a strange one. Do you think someone will get in before the 1st test?
I think I should tweet him to ask for one of his old V12's could do with an extra bat to use.
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Why do we think he would wear a pair of SS gloves rather than his Slazenger ones that he is used to?
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I heard MSR are putting in for a deal
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Any chance spartan sports might go for him?
I like this idea. Just commented on our Facebook wall about it - as spin-off CBF now it seems!!
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Could Newbery afford to sponsor him? as they seem to have had no one major for a while?
It would be nice if they could, but I doubt it, to be honest...
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seems odd he's left slazenger but i can see kook getting him tbh, get an ayrtek on him :P
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Would love to get a lid on him :)
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Shame about the black grips (as I was told he would be using them on the India tour), but selfishly, I'm more concerned about who will be using the V12 now. We have several on the way, and at that price, we could do with a big name player using them!
I hope he goes to GN as I agree about the comments on Strauss. I also feel they need an England player to use the Maverick, so that's where I'd put my money...
So Slaz used him for product promotion and dumped him after that.
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So Slaz used him for product promotion and dumped him after that.
Who was the dumpee and the dumper here? That's what I want to know! This has come as a complete shock to me, and I know their Ultimate wicket keeping gloves are very much inspired by his feedback, as well as all the product promotion stuff - he's pretty much been the face of the brand in recent months, so I'd be intrigued to know what the actual reason is - can anyone shed any light on this?
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Strikes me as something very hasty, Prior hasn't had time to find a new sponsor and I can't see Slazenger having him as the face of the V12 if they knew he was going to leave.
Have put the question on Twitter out to his agent, Luke Sutton.
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Lets not kid ourselves here though, it will be about money. That's what it's all about these days.......
Going to India unsponsored is hardly the worst move in the world with the financial power that some of their brands have......I'm sure someone will stump up the required cash sooner rather than later...
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G&M could do with a new keeper with Mark Boucher leaving the interntional scene. New Balance could be on the look out for some players as well.
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MSR?
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newbery may be a good outside bet but sensible money i reckon will be GN.
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He's gone Slaz, Puma, Slaz ... so a return to the German giants could be on the cards!
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Pretty sure ss will get him on board before the end of the test series massive chance for them to get a regular English test player using there ton range
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wounder how much money it would cost to get him to sign and how long contract would be for??
any ideas??
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Yeah I'm backing SS too, out in India I'm sure he'll have the chance to go to the factories and take a great pick of their kit + the quality v12's he'll get stickered up
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A substantial wedge for a full England international who doubles up on coverage as he has the gloves/pads on when keeping and is a middle order batsmen too so you get the double whammy of kit coverage!
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Probably in the £100k ball park.
"not with Slazenger anymore & someone is designing my own gloves for me"
From that comment, I'd lean towards Spartan getting him but could also be SS as they also do own ranges for players.
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£100k !! Wow and he only plays test cricket and no ipl etc !! What would someone who plays all forms cost ?
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Harbhajan Singh once had the cheek to ask for $400,000 USD for all forms.
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100 k is a huge amount for any size company in the uk ,that's a fair amount of bats to sell, ss must be the biggest company in the world ? Do they pay less tax/rates in India ?
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newbery may be a good outside bet but sensible money i reckon will be GN.
Not sure that Newbery sponsor mate! They do make bats for the international players though! :)
Do Adidas sponsor a keeper? I'm thinking they might offer him sponsorship, but they already have Tendulkar and KP on board, which I reckon is more than enough to keep the sales going!
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Didn't Michael Clarke sign a six figure deal with Spartan? It appears that there's paper to be made in cricket!
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Pietersen was reported to be on £200k+ though by the Telegraph/Times 4 yrs ago. Clarkes was reported as in the high-six figures (AUD) for his 3yr deal, plus he has stock in Spartan.
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100 k is a huge amount for any size company in the uk ,that's a fair amount of bats to sell, ss must be the biggest company in the world ? Do they pay less tax/rates in India ?
Was told 95k bats sold a year under SS branding in India, and can sell at a higher margin than any UK manufacturer (as they make in india)
They also get a government kickback on exports.
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Looks like prior was using all SS gear to bat in...
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http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/matt-prior-of-england-bats-during-the-final-day-of-the-news-photo/155086122
Yes all SS you can see the ton stamp on his bat. His keeping and batting gloves look quite nice. I think they are his new sponsor as if he was a free agent surely he'd just have his Slazenger softs with a blank V12?
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http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/matt-prior-of-england-bats-during-the-final-day-of-the-news-photo/155085925
But in this photo the SS branding on the gloves is covered up?
Personally I'd like to see him at Puma or Gray Nicolls.
England do now have Compton in the side so that fills the space Strauss left at Gray Nicolls.
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England may have Compton, but that's on a trial basis at the moment!
And with a big fat duck to his name currently, then he may not be staying long.
If he gets another low score then he'll be in danger. Also if they play Root next match to try him out, and Root scores well then he'll be in danger again! So Compton only has his little toe in the door at the moment! He'll need runs to get his foot in! ;)
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do you think the Eng team have had a day trip to the SS factory? I certainly looks as if Matty Prior has had some fun!!
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I think he will be with GM before long.
Especially now so with Trott not with them
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Not sure about GM for Prior, maybe they should just let Samit Patel fly their flag now, and give him a bit of a push instead. Based on current form, there's absolutely no reason why he shouldn't be a regular on this tour. Nice to see him using the Argon too!
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Think Prior could just be having a bit of fun, trying out some kit whilst he is a free man
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100 k is a huge amount for any size company in the uk ,that's a fair number of bats to sell, ss must be the biggest company in the world ? Do they pay less tax/rates in India ?
I'd imagine many costs are lower in India; labour and property being the main two. Possibly, Health and Safety and environmental obligations are not be so onerous. Also their volume of production will help bring economies of scale.
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Lets hope SS brings more luck to Proir then it did to Bopara as after he changed to SS he had a shocker..
I think even they Proir has used various brands like Slazenger his bats are usually picked at Newbery!
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Bopara didn't have a lot of luck with SS. I heard a rumour that Bopara also lost a couple of his bats to someone called Harris? Not sure how true that is though! ;)
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Lets hope SS brings more luck to Proir then it did to Bopara as after he changed to SS he had a shocker..
I think even they Proir has used various brands like Slazenger his bats are usually picked at Newbery!
I'd always thought that too.....for no other reason than he plays at Sussex so it seemed the logical maker to use!
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SS are looking to hit the UK market with a bit more vigour this season as their UK agent has more time on his hands to push the brand into the retail sector now they aren't doing Albion as well.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20308502
Look at around 30 seconds into the film
Are these still the SS gloves? Couldn't work out what they are
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light blue! i bet there spartan!
i just paused the vid pretty sure there still SS
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New balance apparently
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there defo not new balance in that vid tho
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Definitely look like SS in the vid to me!
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New balance apparently
Apparantly? Where is this information from?
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they are SS keeping gloves, the sames ones he has been using the whole your. all his keeping pics on cricinfo since he got there have been SS gloves
Doubt he would go to NB, their keeping gear is horrid. My money is on SS given where in the world he is at the moment but would like to see him in Kook
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completley off the wall to this discussion I know, but one day, just for once, i'd like to see a top pro use one of the small brands and when charles coaville/nasser/knighty asks them post match(after a big ton):
''the viewers might be interested in your bat sponsor matt/cookie/trotty,they are not so well know,why are you using their bats out of interest?''
matt/cookie/trotty:''I dont get paid by them I use xxxx because they make the best bats in the country''
just a thought :) :) :)
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i tweeted him yesterday asking him, but no reply obviously
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Don't think he'll go to New Balance. Spartan or Boom Boom would be my guesses, but have no inside info.
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completley off the wall to this discussion I know, but one day, just for once, i'd like to see a top pro use one of the small brands and when charles coaville/nasser/knighty asks them post match(after a big ton):''the viewers might be interested in your bat sponsor matt/cookie/trotty,they are not so well know,why are you using their bats out of interest?''
matt/cookie/trotty:''I dont get paid by them I use xxxx because they make the best bats in the country''
just a thought :) :) :)
I agree - if they were being paid £250k a year, it would be fantastic of they used a brand like SAF, Redback or Kicking Horse for free.
However, could the small brand then cope with the potential demand they would receive, and would that change everything?
Also, I don't think there are any International players using Newbery with Newbery stickers are there?
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anyone know what Prior settled for in the end?
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fair point fattus cattus, I suppose the smaller brands may not be able to cope if 500 people emailed in wanting at H4L or SAF/any other....
dont know of any international players using Newbery (with stickers) the most recent pro's are dominick cork(retired i know) van jarsveld of Kent and Murrey Goodwin(glam now I think)
Prior's deal with Slaz must of expired or he could'nt agree sponsorship with them.
It's unusual to see a pro without a sponsor these days, remember watching Micheal Clarke get 300 with an unstickered bat and then get a huge deal with Spartan.
I'm sure some players have favourite bat-makers they stick with,did hear on the grapevine the fussiest was Rob Key who had been using the same batmakers for years.I was also at a Dinner in Middlesex when Ramps was the speaking(he was great) and he said it is true he had 100 bats in his house-all virtually identical in weight and pick up.
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In regards to SS/Ton, has anyone seen any Big Bash footage as Owais shah is using the Ton limited edition i think, As for Matt Prior for his style of attacking batting someone like Spartan or SS should go for him,
Just my opinion obviously
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I thought it was mandatory for keeper/batsmen to use Puma gear!
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Just a quick one on Owais Shah, he is using early 90's Nike cricket shoes in the big bash! Hilarious
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Just a quick one on Owais Shah, he is using early 90's Nike cricket shoes in the big bash! Hilarious
nowt wrong with that!
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looks like spartan chaps (see gloves) http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&p=matt+prior&assetType=image (http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&p=matt+prior&assetType=image)
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also on his management company page see brand ambassadors http://www.activatemanagement.co.uk/who-we-manage/matt-prior/ (http://www.activatemanagement.co.uk/who-we-manage/matt-prior/)
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As I and Activate confirmed: http://spartansports.com.au/blog/matt_prior_signs_with_spartan/ (http://spartansports.com.au/blog/matt_prior_signs_with_spartan/)
Luke Wright should be announced at GN very soon too.
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http://s1067.beta.photobucket.com/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html#/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html?&_suid=136248707883004055809956268833 (http://s1067.beta.photobucket.com/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html#/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html?&_suid=136248707883004055809956268833)
kp having play with matt prior's spartan looks like there is england flag stickers
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u433/matilda12005/002_zps25173eaa.jpg)
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[url]http://s1067.beta.photobucket.com/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html#/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html?&_suid=136248707883004055809956268833[/url] ([url]http://s1067.beta.photobucket.com/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html#/user/matilda12005/media/002_zps25173eaa.jpg.html?&_suid=136248707883004055809956268833[/url])
kp having play with matt prior's spartan looks like there is england flag stickers
good find! looks intriguing!
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i do quite like the look of that :/ im assuming the wk gloves will be red/white
how ever it is another range from spartan!!
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as nice as it looks still no news on weather or not there coming to the uk..
am i missing the point in them offering all these big deals
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Says on the link above they will be coming to the UK soon which is the reason for sponsoring Matt Prior
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I take his pads off,him gladly
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Are Spartan the new Woodworm? Spend all their money on sponsored players, then go bust?
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Keeping gear looks smart, especially the pads
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Are Spartan the new Woodworm? Spend all their money on sponsored players, then go bust?
I doubt it, the guy that runs Spartan is an Indian guy and he is worth a mint so I reckon they will be around for a while.